The Devil's Magnificent (El diablo es magnífico)

Working closely with director Nicolas Videla to create a highly biographical and entertaining script, Manu Guevara shines as a trans immigrant living through her final days in France before returning to her native Chile.

Navigating the sometimes-hostile Parisian streets dressed in a fur coat, sunglasses and a whole lot of sass, Manu is a genuine eccentric. When not dancing through traffic or ruminating on the necessity of mascara or travails of sex, she navigates former and potential lovers with grace and wisdom beyond her years.

It is Guevara’s performance, underlined by the film’s impressive understanding of the human condition, that makes The Devil’s Magnificent so fresh. Even in the film’s darkest moments, she sparkles.